Man, you hit the nail on the head. While fishing I've seen countless beavers and bald eagles, a huge otter out of the water rolling around on the grass like a playful dog, turtles the size of trash can lids...freaking majestic stuff. This is only my second season bass fishing and it's brought me up close and personal with nature. Heck, the other day driving to the lake, there was a deer in the opposite lane and it actually ran towards me, jumped, ran across the hood of my car, and kept on going. Bass smashing topwater lures, huge chain pickerel pulling drag like nobody's business...I wouldn't have experienced any of this if I hadn't taken up fishing.
As for other women giving me flak about fishing, I don't have to worry about that. I work six days a week and all I really only have time for is my work and fishing and fortunately for me, my wife loves to fish. I moved last year and all my friends are about 2 hours away. I don't make new friends very easily so if I'm not working, I'm fishing with my wife. She's my world and I'm hers. If she's working I'll go by myself and she'll tease me about finding some floozy to fish with or if I'm working I'll tell her she'll just have to find some other guy to take her but we both know we're kidding.
